Now, this page is not done by any means, but it's got a lot of stuff on it already. I can't find the file for my links, so those will come later too. Lemme know if you need anything and keep checking for updates!

Train system

Simple enough, follow the link. For RPs though, I was thinking more along the lines of let's-bump-into-each-other-in- the-train-rather-then-central-park. Interestingly enough, I've seen people talk on the subway. And of course that's where all the looneys congregate. If you have a street musician C then likely, they're going to be there for one thing or another.

Little Italy

Special little place, baisically it spans about five or six blocks, that are closed off for traffic, so you can't actually drive through Little Italy, unless you're a policeman. Little sidewalk cafes and in general a very homely type of feeling. On the page there's a link for a 360 degree pic. Check it out.

China Town

Chinatown and Little Italy are literally on opposite sides of the street. Actually it's pretty awesome. You go from one neighborhood to another with just a couple of steps. Chinatown is chock full of smells. Incense and chinese food. It's of course not all Chinese, just dubbed that. Vietnamese, Japanese, Korean and so on. You'll find it all here. All the signs are in one Asian language or the other. The streets are packed with tourists and citizens of the city, there are street vendors all over the place, one next to the other, often selling the same thing. Designer perfumes, damn good copies of designer handbags, nicknacks, and even exotic animals.

Greenwich village

New Yorkers call it "The Village" Everyone knows what you're talking about. First time I was there I knew I was there because of all the tattoo parlors and freaky clothing shops. Here is where all the "freaks" come out. And they don't even wait till night. People with freaky hair-dos. Drag queens that will stop you in the middle of the street to compliment your shoes, sex shops, tattoo parlors and a street fair once a week. At night this funky place turns into the greatest laid back scene, with Jazz clubs and Comedy clubs, lounges for everything from Indy rock music to poetry readings. There are bars and clubs on the "Alphabet streets".

Broadway shows

This is an obvious one. In the place where Broadway intersects 7th Ave, there's a wonderful magical place called Times Square. And it's here where you'll find all the Broadway shows. The idea here? Where would someone with a lot of money take a date? A Broadway show. And of course there's nowhere better to get into trouble, what with a hall filled with 1000+ people.

Time Square

Times Square is a little more general. It's like a giant outside mall. The lights are huge and piled one on top of the other. It's home to the four floor Virgin Megastore, and the Toys R Us with the Ferris Wheel inside it. There's a Hard Rock Cafe, Model Cafe, And WWF Store with the restaurant underneath. Traffic is crazy, so you have to watch where you're going. And don't get drawn in by the street vendors selling you paintings of New York, they're too expensive.

Empire State Building

One of New Yorks landmarks, the ESB is a huge building, of 103 floors. Offices are independently owned and run. On the 86th floor is the Obeservatory where people come to look out over New York. On the 86th floor there is a small gift shop enclosed by large windows through which you can see all of New York City. This shop is surrounded by an outside walkway with high gates and spy glasses.

New York City Aquarium

Surprisingly located in Brooklyn, adjacent to the famous Coney Island theme park, Astroland, the aquariam is a nice place for a visit! The exhibits are in three seperate buildings, one building connecting to the above ground penguin pool. There's a petting zoo and of course a dolphin show, both of which are above ground.

Bronx Zoo

Obviously it's in the Bronx. You can check the link of the Train System section to see the placement of the boroughs. We got monkeys! We got zebras! We got hyenas! And yes, even the weird looking capybaras! You want it? We got it!

Various Museums

Pretty self explanitory I should think. Small pieces of information - There's a stretch of about two miles on 5th Ave called the Museum Mile because there are 9 museums on it. Most Gov't museums are rather huge, spanning about two or three city blocks and their names start with "The Metropolitan Museum of..." Most other museums are private ones.

Meat Packing District

Don't know exactly why it's called the Meat Packing District. Ummmm, maybe cause they once packed meat here? *shrugs* At any rate the meat packing district was recently the place you went to if you wanted to go to a strip joint. There were hookers on the corners. Now it's become where you can find private art galleries, antique stores and trendy clubs. All set to the backdrop of old warehouses and such.

Astroland {In Brooklyn)

The famous "Coney Island" amusement park. How the pricing works - Buy three tickets for 10 dollars, one day ticket for 25 or buy a seperate ticket at each booth. This is an open amusement park. Meaning that everyone owns their own booth. I think it's very important to stress here that most people go to Coney Island at night and that even then it's rather empty there. The place is in a bad neighborhood, though it's not necessarily unsafe if you go in a group. The place looks run down, most of the rides are run down and again, there are no real good rides there. They're only baby rides. One roller coaster which is the Cyclone. There are vendors all over the place and the funnel cakes and beef patties are realy good.

South Street Seaport

Big tourist attraction place here. Baisically lots of anchored boats here most of them the antique kind. Lots of good shopping for little doodads and such. Good little eateries and such. The streets are closed off forming a market type thing. Lots of restaraunts with outdoor seating. There's even a museum for the ships or of the ships. I would say click the link. Not my favorite place to hang out so I don't have much information on it.

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center

How big can you imagine a convention center to be? Imagine a bigger one. Coming up the West Side Highway to 11th Ave you can see this convention center as a large black spot on the horizon. From the outside it's almost completely black with tinted windows. Inside it has I believe two exhibition halls. One on the first floor and one on the third except that the way the building is set up it looks like it's on the first floor and the basement. If you're going to RP here I would suggest being very vague about things placement or studying the placement of everything through the link.

Mid-Manhattan Library

Can you say huge? Turn on Spiderman the movie, now ff till you get to the part where Uncle Ben stops the car and Peter says "Thanks for taking me to the library." Do you see that huge building behind Peter? Yes. That is the main branch of our public library. Big is the only way to describe it. Even creepier is that it's quiet. Because obviously nobody shouts in a library. The place has five floors and a gift shop. That's how big it is.

Liberty Island/Ellis Island

What is there to say about these two places? You wait for a ferry which comes every twenty minutes about. I think they only have three doing circuits. First stop is Liberty Island! Give me your tired, your poor your huddled masses yearning to breathe free." There's a restaurant and a gift shop and a giant park-like landscape around here. The line for the statue is generally huge all the way to the outside. Inside there are only three levels to speak of. The base which house the statue museum, the body and the head. Starting at the base there's an elevator which will take you up almost to the head. There's a long winding staircase to the head that cannot be made by elevator. Good luck trecking this. I did it. The elevator was dead. We went bottom to top and then back *G* . Ellis Island is the next stop on the circuit. Don't know much about it cause I never bothered myself to go. Best click the link.

Rockefeller Center

All right here it is, most people don't know it but Rockefeller center is a damn large are from 7th Ave to 5th and from 49th to 52nd. What we're interested in here is Rockefeller Plaza. Now here's the deal with Rockefeller Plaza, basically it's this huge area that changes from winter to summer. See, in the winter it's the most popular ice skating rink. Even more popular then the one at Chelea Piers. In the summmer it becomes a gravel type area where there are plenty of outdoor cafes and in the mornings there's a a news show that films at the plaza. Sometimes they have morning concerts.

Grand Central Station

Grand Central Station is actually Grand Central Terminal. Maybe this should be with the subway thing because it is actually part of it. But I get ahead of myself. This is BIG with a capital B-I-G. It's not a regular train station. It's big. It's like a plaza. We're talking all the train stations, not just subway but Amtrack and the Long Island Railroad (and something else goes here but I can't think of it). There are restaurants, shopping for little doodads and stuffs like that. Most people are familiar with the main lobby with the huge clock in the middle. There are a series of tunnels leading off from the main lobby.

Chelsea Piers

30 someodd acres of sports. What kind are you into? Bowling? Skating? Swimming? Baseball? I think the only things not available are skiing and white water rafting. This place is a whole day adventure. Or a week adventure depending on what you like. Six different buildings. They look like giant warehouses on the waterfront.

Lincoln Center

Fourteen buildings. By now you should know that when architects do anything here, they do it in three letters: B-I-G. On 66th St there's a large plaza like place. Three buildings set like a square without the fourth wall, facing the street. In the center is a large fountain. Building facing the street is the Opera house, standing opposite it, the building on your left is the NYC Ballet, and the one on the right is the Philharmonic. This plaza doesn't come alive until around seven thirty in the evening. The buildings don't open their doors until then. Box offices in the buildings are open all day.

5th Ave {Expensive shopping}

Do you know that the most expensive real estate in the US is incidently not Redeo Drive, it's 5th Ave? This is why. Not only the museum mile, or the fact that it borders Central Park. It's because of the the shopping available here. Expensive shops like Saks Fifth Ave and Swarovski decorate the streets. Everything is organized, rarely leaking out onto side streets. You go one way down 5th Ave and you won't miss anything. During the year this is also where they hold a lot of parades like "Saint Patrick's day Parade" or "Israeli day parade" or "Puerto Rico day parade". The parades generally go from somewhere areound 50th St up to 70th depending on the specific parade.

34th St {Inexpensive shopping}

This is the true outside mall of Manhatten. You'll find ALL the clothing shops here, and not organized along one avenue, like 5th Ave. Actually it's spans about three avenues, starting with 5th and going to 7th. It spans across streets as well, up to 40th on some avenues and down to 32nd on others. The reason the area is called 34th St is because most major train lines have a stop called 34th St which lets you off in or around this giant shopping area. This is where you'll find the big Macy's with the famous windows, a huge Sears, The Gap, H&M, and various other relatively cheap clothes stores not to mention the random electronics places.

Wall Street

The business capital of the world right? How do you imagine it would look? Are you imagining tall buildings looking like they're made of glass? Are you imagining tall business men in three piece suits even in the summer? Imagine that, littered with a few parks here and there, some hot dog vendors every few corner and amazingly clean streets and you've got Wall Street.